Game-board



(No Model.)

J. R. HARRISON.

GAME BOARD.

No. 467,972. Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

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EINITEED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

J ANE. RANDOLPH HARRISON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

GAM E-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,972, dated February 2, 1892.

Application filed January 31, 1891. $erial No. 379,810. (No model.)

played by driving balls through or around guides or pins on a board. Its object is to amuse and interest the players; and the improvement consists of a novel. construction of the game-board to adapt it to my new game.

This game can be played by any number of players from two to eight, either singly or as partners, and will readily be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a plan view of the board, and Fig. 2 perspective views of the ball, the striker, and the bale or forfeit used in playing.

The board A is shown as rectangular in form and as composed of two sections hinged together like a backgammon-board, though this is not essential, as a continuous board would answer the purpose. Around each edge of the board is a space B, representing a countrysuch, for instance, as Canada, France, England, and the United States-which space may be utilized for storing the balls, bales, and strikers when not in use. Inside of this space is a corresponding passage-way G, extending entirely around the board and wide enough for the passage of two of the balls 6, with which the game is played. The outer edge of this space is encircled by a raised flange or row of pins a, while its inner side is partly bounded by rows of pins 0 so arranged as to leave at suitable intervals openings 01 large enough for the passage of a ball, and spiral channels D D, terminating in a central recess E, in which the ball may rest when driven home. Two of these spiral channels are shown on each side of the board, one being marked Tariff and the other Free Trade. The remaining space of the board is supposed to represent an ocean F, such as the Atlantic, with a custom-house G in the center, surrounded by an inclosure 0, provided with doors or openings d, like those before described. The boundaries of the custom-house and spirals are shown as circular or curvilinear in form, but might be composed of a series of short angular sections, so as to be polygonal instead of circular in outline. A central depression gin the custom-house constitutes the starting-point of the balls with which the game is played. The dark spots, spaces, or subdivisions II in the spirals represent forfeit-spaces or smugglers depots.

Each player or side is provided with a ball 6, a double-bladed paddle or spatula I for striking it, and any agreed number of bales of goods or forfeit-s J. Each' player in turn endeavors, by striking the ball with his blade I, to drive it through one of the openings in the custom-house inclosure into the center of one of the spirals, playing according to the following rules:

1. From two to eight persons may play.

2. The policy chosen, tariff or free trade, must be maintained by the same party throughout the game.

Players act as partners or each for himself.

4. Each side plays successively.

5. Each ball must start from the center of the custom-house.

6. Any ball driven from the custom-house by a single stroke may be struck again.

7. The object is to drive the ball into the central depression of the spiral figure.

8. A player driving his ball into such depression wins a bale and has another play.

9. Each new-start must be from the center of the custom-house.

10. Any ball leaving the Atlantic and returning thereto must start over from the custom-house.

11. Any ball rolling into the wrong center forfeits a bale of goods to the enemy.

12. If a player has no bale to forfeit, he returns to the custom-house.

13. Any ball stopping on a forfeit-spot or smugglers depot must return to the custo1nhouse.

14. An enemy may drive his opponents ball into a rival center or into the Atlantic. In either case the opponent must pay the forfeit.

15. Balls jumping the railing must be replaced and replayed.

16. For partners the number of bales played for is twenty, for individual players ten.

17. \Vhen two partners are playing for the same cententhe rear one can drive the other,

and, if successful, it counts, and the drivel-f glers depots,*w hether played there or-dri-ven there by an opponent.

lVhat I claim as new and as of myown i'nv vention is l. The game-board hereinbefore described,

having a central .inclosure G, with doors or. openings d therein,thro.ugh which aball may be driven, a surrounding space F, a passage 0, surrounding this space, and spiral channels D D,opening into the passage :0.

2. The game-boardhereinbefore described, comprising a central inelesure G, with doors or openings 01 therein, through which a ball may be driven,a surrounding space F, a passage C, surrounding this space, spiral channels D D, opening into the passage 0, lateral openings d-i nthewa'l-ls of said channels, spaces or subdivisions H, interspersed in the chan- H615, and a bounding-space surrounding the passage 0. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JANE RANDOLPH HARRISON.

Witnesses:

KATHERINE HOWARD, MARY BRoW-NE. 

